Jack Scanlon | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | John Francis Scanlon | ||
Date of birth | 11 January 1911 | ||
Place of birth | Iona, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 21 July 1972 | (aged 61)||
Place of death | Parkville, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Iona | ||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1930–36 | St Kilda | 67 (14) | |
1937–40 | Coburg (VFA) | 39 (25) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1936. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
John Francis Scanlon (11 January 1911 – 21 July 1972) was an Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1930s.[1]
Scanlon came to St Kilda from Iona and was played mostly as a half back flanker and back pocket. He captained-coached VFA club Coburg from 1937[2] to 1940 and was non playing coach in 1948.[3] In 1951, he would found the Batman football club, which later go on to be Coburg Districts. He died in 1972. His son, Peter Scanlon, was a VFL/AFL Commissioner from 1985 until 1992.